Debt Extinguishment Cost

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Change in Tax Rate, Deferred Tax Liability, Provisional Income Tax Benefit

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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Disclosure of the aggregate tax benefit realized from the exercise of stock options and the conversion of similar instruments during the annual period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (j)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) - Narratives (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 24, 2015	Jan. 27, 2018	Jul. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2016	Jul. 25, 2015	Jul. 15, 2015
Interim Period, Costs Not Allocable [Line Items]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, adjustment to income tax liability		$ 32.2
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options		$ 7.8
Debt extinguishment cost	$ 16.3
7.125% Senior Subordinated Notes
Interim Period, Costs Not Allocable [Line Items]
Debt, interest rate (in percent)	7.125%			7.125%	7.125%	7.125%